It has been 386 days since Donald Trump commenced his second term with a promise of a new golden age. The last year has been anything but uneventful. Our political focus has already shifted to this year’s upcoming midterm election. Polls are giving Democrats much to be optimistic about, but the question lies in whether they should. It was only fifteen months ago that Democrats were resoundingly defeated at the ballot box due to failures in governing the economy, the border, and foreign affairs. Whether or not it is fair to discredit this rejection, the 2026 midterms will be squarely focused on the performance of Donald Trump and the Republican Congress. This leads us to ask a simple question. How have they performed? We’ll examine this first on the consequence of policy as it relates to the economy, crime and immigration, and foreign affairs. Then we’ll examine how the public views the Trump Administration broadly and why that is important to the 2026 elections. Let’s start w...